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The first four planets are often lumped together into the category of "inner" or "terrestrial" planets:

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars

The last four are often lumped together into the category of "outer" or "gas giant" planets:

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune

All of the dwarf planets are terrestrial. The only dwarf planet that can sometimes be called an "inner planet" is Ceres, which orbits between Mars and Jupiter.

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